Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.123

Description

Handwoven coverlet overshot Repeat 13 1/2" x 12 1/2" Cut to fit a four poster bed, hemmed where cut, raw at bottom, and knitted fringe added on one side, one selvage undyed cotton and blue wool

Collection

ATHM Collection

Category

Geometric

Acquisition

Accession

2017.1

Source or Donor

American Textile History Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Credit Line

Transfer from the ATHM in Lowell, MA upon its closing in 2017

Made/Created

Date made

1800 - 1850

Place

Country

United States of America

Notes

Technique: overshot

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Overshot

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1965.26.5.1

Dimensions

Width

75-1/2 in

Length

71-1/4 in